Historical Birthday
20 Nov 1327
Bassui Tokusho Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)
20 Nov 1606
Abraham de Wicquefort Dutch diplomathistorian
20 Nov 1620
Peregrine White First English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony born aboard the Mayflower (d. 1704)
20 Nov 1625
Artus II Quellinus the Young Flemish sculptor baptised
20 Nov 1660
Daniel Ernst Jablonski German theologian (d. 1741)
20 Nov 1726
Oliver Wolcott US judge signed US Declaration of Independence born in Windsor Connecticut (d. 1797) [NSDec 1]
20 Nov 1761
Pius VIII [Francesco S Castiglioni] Italian 253rd Pope (1829-30)
20 Nov 1762
Pierre Andr Latreille French entomologist (d. 1833)
20 Nov 1765
Sir Thomas Fremantle British naval captain (d. 1819)
20 Nov 1802
James Lawrence Lardner Comm (Union Navy) (d. 1881)
20 Nov 1830
Patrick Henry Jones Irish-American lawyer Postmaster of New York City and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in County Westmeath Republic of Ireland (d. 1900)
20 Nov 1836
John Thomas Croxton American attorney diplomat and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Paris Kentucky (d. 1874)
20 Nov 1838
William Painter American inventor (crown cork bottle cap and opener) born in Ireland (d. 1906)
20 Nov 1841
Victor DHondt Belgian mathematician (d. 1901)
20 Nov 1855
Josiah Royce American philosopher (Conception of Immortality) born in Grass Valley California (d. 1916)
20 Nov 1862
Willem H Vliegen Dutch typographerco-founderchairman (SDAP)
20 Nov 1863
Maria H Mina Beersmans Flemish actress (Black Griet) and wife of John Dilis born (d. 1939)
20 Nov 1864
Gerard W Kernkamp Dutch historianeditor (Groene Amsterdammer)
20 Nov 1866
Kenesaw Mountain Landis judge1st commissioner of baseball
20 Nov 1869
Clark Griffith Mo baseball playermanager (NY Yankees)
20 Nov 1871
William H Kilpatrick American mathematicianphilosophereducator
20 Nov 1873
Daniel Gregory Mason composer (Chanticker) born in Brookline Massachusetts
20 Nov 1874
James Michael Curley 53rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
20 Nov 1880
George McBride American MLB shortstopmanager (AL fielding leader 1912-15) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1973)
20 Nov 1882
Andy Coakley baseball player and long-time coach at Columbia University (d. 1963)
20 Nov 1884
Norman Thomas American socialist pacifist and presidential candidate (1928-48) born in Marion Ohio (d. 1968)
20 Nov 1886
Karl von Frisch zoologistbee expert (Nobel 1973)
20 Nov 1890
Robert Armstrong American actor (Mighty Joe Young King Kong) born in Saginaw Michigan
20 Nov 1891
Leon Cadore pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game)
20 Nov 1891
Reginald Denny Richmond England actor (Rebecca Cat Ballou Batman)
20 Nov 1892
James B Collip Canadian biochemistphysiologist (insulin)
20 Nov 1894
Carl Mayer Austrian-Jewish actor (Dreaming Lips Ariane Sunrise) born in Graz Austria (d. 1944)
20 Nov 1897
Lores Bonney Australian aviator 1st female solo flight Australia to UK born in Pretoria South Africa (d. 1994)
20 Nov 1903
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Pakistani historian and educationist (d. 1981)
20 Nov 1907
Fran Allison American actress (Kukla Fran & Ollie) born in La Porte City Iowa (d. 1989)
20 Nov 1907
Henri-Georges Clouzot French director (Le salaire de la peur)
20 Nov 1908
Alistair Cooke TV host (Masterpiece Theatre) born in Manchester England
20 Nov 1910
Pauli Murray African American poet and civil rights activist born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1985)
20 Nov 1910
Willem Jacob van Stockum Dutch physicist (d. 1944)
20 Nov 1911
Jean Shiley American high jumper (Olympic gold 1932)
20 Nov 1912
Otto von Habsburg Austrian-German nobleman head of the Habsburg house
20 Nov 1913
Judy Canova American comedian and actress (Cannonball) born in Starke Florida (d. 1983)
20 Nov 1914
Emilio Pucci fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) born in Naples Italy
20 Nov 1915
Kon Ichikawa Japan director (Matatabi Money Talks)
20 Nov 1916
Ferdinand AM van der Ham Dutch WW II resistance fighter
20 Nov 1916
Robert A Bruce MD pioneer (exercise cardiology)
20 Nov 1916
Evelyn Keyes American actress (Adventure of Martin Eden) born in Port Arthur Texas (d. 2008)
20 Nov 1917
Pam Henningen [Cornelia CP Ingenegeren] IndonesianDutch dancer
20 Nov 1917
Ram Gopal IndiesEnglish dancer (Blue Peter Purple Plain)
20 Nov 1917
Robert Byrd US Senator (Democrat-WV 1959-2010) majority leader and once the longest-serving Senator in history born in North Wilkesboro North Carolina (d. 2010)
20 Nov 1917
Bobby Locke South African golfer (British Open 1949-50 52 57) born in Germiston South Africa (d. 1987)
20 Nov 1918
Dora Ratjen German man possing as woman high jumper (Olympic 4th 1936)
20 Nov 1919
Dulcie Gray British singer actress author and lepidopterist (Mine Own Executioner) born in Kuala Lumpur Malaya (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1920
Douglas Dick American actor and psychologist (Rope Waterfront) born in Charleston West Virginia (d. 2015)
20 Nov 1921
Phyllis Thaxter American actress (Nora Fort Worth) born in Portland Maine (d. 2012)
20 Nov 1921
Jim Garrison American district attorney politician and judge born in Denison Iowa (d. 1992)
20 Nov 1921
Daniel Dan Frazer American actor (Kojak Take the Money and Run) born in NYC New York (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1922
Louis van Gasteren Dutch actor and director (The House De prijs van overleven) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2016)
20 Nov 1923
Beryl Sprinkel Missouri economist (Council of Economic Advisers)
20 Nov 1923
Nadine Gordimer South African author (Julys people Nobel 1991) born in Springs Transvaal (d. 2014)
20 Nov 1924
Benoit Mandelbrot mathematician (proved Zipfs law) born in Warsaw Poland
20 Nov 1925
June [Shirley L] Christy American jazz singer (Tampico)
20 Nov 1925
Maya Plisetskaya Rusiian prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet) born in Moscow
20 Nov 1925
Kaye Ballard American actress and comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law) born in Cleveland Ohio
20 Nov 1926
Andrzej W. Schally Polish-born endocrinologist Nobel laureate
20 Nov 1927
Estelle Parsons American actress (Rachel Rachel Bonnie & Clyde) born in Lynn Massachusetts
20 Nov 1928
Franklin Cover American actor (Tom-The Jeffersons) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2006)
20 Nov 1928
Rex Reason American actor (This Island Earth Man Without a Gun Roaring 20s) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2015)
20 Nov 1928
Aleksey Batalov Russian actor named a Peoples Artist of the USSR (1976) and a Hero of Socialist Labour (1989) born in Vladimir Soviet Union (d. 2017)
20 Nov 1928
John Disley Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon) born in Corris Gwynedd (d. 2016)
20 Nov 1929
Donald Ray January Plainview TX PGA golfer (1960 Tucson Open)
20 Nov 1929
Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn conductor (Amer Ballet) born in Schenectady New York
20 Nov 1932
Richard Dawson Hampshire England actor (Hogans Heroes Family Feud) (d. 2012)
20 Nov 1934
Valentine J Peter priest (Boys Town 1985- ) born in Omaha Nebraska
20 Nov 1937
Jack Linkletter TV host (Haggis Baggis Hootenanny) born in San Francisco California
20 Nov 1938
Tony White cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965)
20 Nov 1939
Dick Smothers American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show) born in NYC New York
20 Nov 1940
Helma Sanders-Brahms German director and writer (Apple Trees Manoever) born in Emden Lower Saxony Germany
20 Nov 1941
Gary Karr double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic) born in Los Angeles California
20 Nov 1941
Haseena Moin Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright
20 Nov 1942
Bob Einstein American comedian (Officer Judy Super Dave Osborne) born in Los Angeles California
20 Nov 1942
Meredith Monk American choreographer composer (Atlas) and performing artist born in NYC New York
20 Nov 1942
Norman Greenbaum American folk singer (Spirit in the Sky) born in Malden Massachusetts
20 Nov 1942
Paulos Faraj Rahho Iraqi Chaldean Catholic bishop (d. 2008)
20 Nov 1943
Veronica Hamel actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues 79 Park Ave) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
20 Nov 1944
Anthea Stewart Zimbabwe field hockey coachplayer (Olympic-1980)
20 Nov 1945
Nanette Workman American-born Canadian singer and actress
20 Nov 1946
Duane Allman rock guitarist (Allman Brothers) born in Nashville Tennessee
20 Nov 1963
Ming-Na Wen Macau-born actress (Mulan ER One Night Stand As the World Turns) born in Coloane Island Macau
20 Nov 1964
John Maclean Oshawa NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
20 Nov 1965
Andrew Stewart CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
20 Nov 1965
Mike D[iamond] American rap vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight) born in NYC New York
20 Nov 1965
Yoshiki Hayashi Japanese musician (X Japan) born in Tateyama
20 Nov 1966
Jill Thompson American comic book writer and artist
20 Nov 1967
Alex Arias American infielder (Florida Marlins) born in NYC New York
20 Nov 1967
Chris Patton American professional golfer (1989 U.S. Amateur) born in Fountain Inn South Carolina
20 Nov 1967
Jeff Cotler actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning) born in Long Beach California
20 Nov 1968
Jeff Tarango California tennis star (defaulted 1995 Wimbledon)
20 Nov 1968
Keith Rucker NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals)
20 Nov 1968
Richard Clarke Yachter Finn (Olympics 1996) born in Toronto Ontario
20 Nov 1969
Chris Harris cricketer (son of Zin NZ all-rounder in ODIs)
20 Nov 1969
Konstantin Semyonov Israel Mens pole vaulter (Olympic 11th-1996)
20 Nov 1969
Malvin Hunter CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
20 Nov 1969
Richard Dickson Reid New Zealand road race cyclist (Olympics 1996)
20 Nov 1970
Trevor Cobb WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
20 Nov 1970
Matt Blunt American politician Governor of Missouri (2005-2009) born in Greene County Missouri
20 Nov 1970
Delia Gonzalez American-Mexican boxer born in Anthony New Mexico
20 Nov 1970
Geoffrey Keezer American jazz pianist born in Eau Claire Wisconsin
20 Nov 1970
Joe Zaso American actor born in Queens New York City
20 Nov 1970
Phife Dawg [Malik Taylor] American rapper (A Tribe called Quest) born in Queens New York (d. 2016
20 Nov 1971
Dion Nash New Zealand cricketer (NZ right-arm medium-pacer 1992- ) born in Auckland New Zealand
20 Nov 1946
John Blackfoot Colbert US singer (Soul Children Taxi)
20 Nov 1946
Judy Woodruff American newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
20 Nov 1946
Ray Stiles English musician (Mud The Hollies) born in Guildford
20 Nov 1946
Patriarch Kirill [Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev] Russian Orthodox church leader (2009-) born in Leningrad Soviet Union
20 Nov 1947
George Grantham OK rock drummervocalist (Poco)
20 Nov 1947
Joe Walsh Wichita Ks guitaristrocker (Eagles-Take it Easy)
20 Nov 1948
Richard Masur American actor (David-One Day at a Time) born in NYC New York
20 Nov 1948
Samuel E. Wright American actor (Enos Ball Four) born in Camden South Carolina
20 Nov 1948
John Bolton American security advisor and diplomat (US Ambassador to UN) born in Baltimore Maryland
20 Nov 1949
Juha Mieto Finland 15KM skier (Olympic silver 1980)
20 Nov 1949
Ray Vitte American actor (Doc Cody-Quest) born in NYC New York
20 Nov 1952
John Van Boxmeer National Hockey League player
20 Nov 1953
Greg Gibson Stafford Va Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic silver 1984)
20 Nov 1954
Frank Marino rock guitarist (Mahogany Rush) born in Montreal Quebec
20 Nov 1954
Steve Dahl California Chicagos anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM)
20 Nov 1955
Timothy Kristian Charles Mace British cosmonaut
20 Nov 1956
Bo Derek [Mary Collins] actress (10 Tarzan the Ape Man) born in Long Beach California
20 Nov 1956
Dan Powers rock guitarist (Michael Stanley Band)
20 Nov 1956
Mark Gastineau NFL end (NY Jets Pro Bowl 1981-85)
20 Nov 1957
Mike Craven former English professional footballer
20 Nov 1958
Rickson Gracie Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist
20 Nov 1959
Sean Young American actress (Dune Young Doctor in Love) born in Louisville Kentucky
20 Nov 1960
Marc Labrche Canadian actor and television host
20 Nov 1962
Steve Alexander rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
20 Nov 1327
Bassui Tokusho Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) born in Kanagawa Prefecture Japan (d. 1387)
20 Nov 1606
Abraham de Wicquefort Dutch diplomat and historian (d. 1682)
20 Nov 1621
Avvakum Russian Orthodox archpriest and writer born in Grigorovo Nizhny Novgorod (d. 1682)
20 Nov 1625
Artus Quellinus II Flemish sculptor born in Sint-Truiden Limburg Belgium (d. 1700)
20 Nov 1625
Paulus Potter Dutch painter born in Enkhuizen Dutch Republic (d. 1654)
20 Nov 1652
Romanus Weichlein Austrian composer born in Linz Austria (d. 1706)
20 Nov 1660
Daniel Ernst Jablonski German Protestant theologian born in Nassenhuben [now Mokry Dwr Poland] (d. 1741)
20 Nov 1726
Oliver Wolcott American judge signed US Declaration of Independence born in Windsor Connecticut (d. 1797) [NSDec 1]
20 Nov 1750
Tipu Sultan Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore born in Devanahalli Bangalore India (d. 1799)
20 Nov 1752
Thomas Chatterton English poet (Christabel) born in Bristol England (d. 1770)
20 Nov 1757
Giovanni Battista Gaiani Italian organist and composer born in Bologna (d. 1819)
20 Nov 1759
Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall Hungarian cellist and composer baptized in Letiny (d. 1833)
20 Nov 1869
Clark Griffith Mo baseball player and manager (NY Yankees)
20 Nov 1890
Robert Armstrong American actor (Mighty Joe Young King Kong) born in Saginaw Michigan (1973)
20 Nov 1897
Margaret Sutherland Australian composer (Haunted Hills The Young Kabbarli) born in Adelaide Australia (d. 1984)
20 Nov 1917
Max Georg Baumann German composer (Libertas Cruciata) born in Kronbacher Germany (d. 1999)
20 Nov 1917
Pam Henningen [Cornelia CP Ingenegeren] Indonesian-Dutch dancer
20 Nov 1924
Serge Golovine French ballet choreographer (Death of Narcissus) born in Monte-Carlo Monaco (d. 1998)
20 Nov 1925
Kaye Ballard American actress and comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2019)
20 Nov 1929
Don January American golfer (PGA Championship 1967) born in Plainview Texas
20 Nov 1932
Richard Dawson British-American actor comedian and game show host (Hogans Heroes Family Feud) born in Gosport Hampshire (d. 2012)
20 Nov 1936
Don DeLillo American author (Underworld) born in New York City
20 Nov 1941
Dr. John [Malcolm John Rebennack] American musician (Right Place Wrong Time) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2019)
20 Nov 1941
Gary Karr American double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic) born in Los Angeles California
20 Nov 1942
Bob Einstein American comedian (Officer Judy Super Dave Osborne) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2019)
20 Nov 1945
Danny McBride American musician (Sha Na Na) born in Somerville Massachusetts (2009)
20 Nov 1945
Rachid Mimouni Algerian author born in Boudouaou Algeria (d. 1995)
20 Nov 1946
Duane Allman American rock guitarist (Allman Brothers) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1971)
20 Nov 1946
John Blackfoot Colbert American singer (Soul Children Taxi)
20 Nov 1947
Joe Walsh American guitarist (Eagles-Take it Easy) born in Wichita Kansas
20 Nov 1953
Greg Gibson American Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic silver 1984) born in Stafford Virginia
20 Nov 1954
Frank Marino Canadian rock guitarist (Mahogany Rush) born in Montreal Quebec
20 Nov 1954
Steve Dahl American radio host Chicagos anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM) born in Pasadena California
20 Nov 1968
Jeff Tarango American tennis player (famously defaults match 1995 Wimbledon) born in Manhattan Beach California
20 Nov 1971
Joey Galloway NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks) born in Bellaire Ohio
20 Nov 1971
Robert Wijnands Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
20 Nov 1971
Joel McHale American actor and comedian born in Rome Italy
20 Nov 1972
Riddick Parker American football defensive tackle (New England Patriots) born in Emporia Virginia
20 Nov 1972
Trent Pollard NFL guard (Cin Bengals) born in Seattle Washington
20 Nov 1761
Pius VIII [Francesco Saverio Castiglioni] Italian 253rd Pope (1829-30) born in Cingoli Marche Papal States (d. 1830)
20 Nov 1765
Friedrich Heinrich Himmel German composer born in Treuenbrietzen Brandenburg Prussia (d. 1814)
20 Nov 1765
Thomas Fremantle British naval officer born in Aston Abbotts Buckinghamshire England (d. 1819)
20 Nov 1766
John Wall Calcott English composer born in Kensington London (d. 1821)
20 Nov 1781
Karl Friedrich Eichhorn German jurist born in Jena Germany (d. 1854)
20 Nov 1802
James L. Lardner American naval officer (American Civil War) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1881)
20 Nov 1834
Franjo Ksaver Kuha Croatian composer who collected and published 1600 folk songs born in Osijek Croatia (d. 1911)
20 Nov 1839
Christian Wilberg German painter born in Havelberg Germany (d. 1882)
20 Nov 1841
Victor DHondt Belgian mathematician born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1901)
20 Nov 1850
Arthur Goring Thomas English composer born Ratton Park Sussex England (d. 1892)
20 Nov 1851
Margherita of Savoy Queen consort of the Kingdom of Italy by marriage to Umberto I (1878-1900) born in Palazzo Chiablese Turin Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1926)
20 Nov 1862
Willem Vliegen Dutch journalist and chairman (SDAP) born in Gulpen Netherlands (d. 1947)
20 Nov 1863
Maria H Mina Beersmans Flemish actress (Black Griet) and wife of John Dilis (d. 1939)
20 Nov 1864
Gerard Wilhelm Kernkamp Dutch historian and editor (Groene Amsterdammer) born in Hoorn Netherlands (d. 1943)
20 Nov 1867
Vicente Ripolls Spanish composer born in Castelln de la Plana Spain (d. 1943)
20 Nov 1869
Clark Griffith American MLB baseball player and manager (NY Yankees) born in Clear Creek Missouri (d. 1955)
20 Nov 1871
William Heard Kilpatrick American mathematician and philosopher born in White Plains Georgia (d. 1965)
20 Nov 1873
Daniel Gregory Mason American composer (Chanticker) born in Brookline Massachusetts (d. 1953)
20 Nov 1874
James Michael Curley American politician (53rd Governor of Massachusetts 1935-37) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1958)
20 Nov 1879
Franz Pfemfert German journalist and writer born in Ltzen East Prussia (d. 1954)
20 Nov 1880
George McBride American MLB shortstop and manager (AL fielding leader 1912-15) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1973)
20 Nov 1882
Andy Coakley American baseball player and long-time coach at Columbia University born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1963)
20 Nov 1886
Karl von Frisch Austrian ethologist and bee expert (Nobel 1973) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1982)
20 Nov 1891
Leon Cadore American baseball pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1958)
20 Nov 1891
Reginald Denny English actor (Rebecca Cat Ballou Batman) born in Richmond Surrey England (d. 1967)
20 Nov 1892
James Collip Canadian biochemist and physiologist (insulin) born in Belleville Ontario (d. 1965)
20 Nov 1896
Yevgenia Ginzburg Russian writer born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1977)
20 Nov 1899
Juan Vicente Lecuna Venezuelan diplomat and composer born in Valencia Venezuela (d. 1954)
20 Nov 1900
Chester Gould American cartoonist (Dick Tracy) born in Pawnee Oklahoma (d. 1985)
20 Nov 1902
Wolfgang Kunkel German lawyer and law historian born in Frth Germany (d. 1981)
20 Nov 1903
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Pakistani historian and educationist born in Patyali near Allahabad United Provinces of British India (d. 1981)
20 Nov 1904
Alexandra Danilova Russian-American ballerina (The Turning Point) born in Petergof Russia (d. 1997)
20 Nov 1907
Henri-Georges Clouzot French director (Le salaire de la peur) born in Niort France (d. 1977)
20 Nov 1908
Alistair Cooke British-American TV host (Masterpiece Theatre) born in Manchester England (d. 2004)
20 Nov 1909
Alan Bible American lawyer and politician (Sen-D-Nev 1954-74) born in Lovelock Nevada (d. 1988)
20 Nov 1910
Willem Jacob van Stockum Dutch physicist and mathematician born in Hattem Netherlands (d. 1944)
20 Nov 1911
Jean Shiley American high jumper (Olympic gold 1932) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
20 Nov 1912
Otto von Habsburg last crown prince of Austria-Hungary and MEP (1979-1999) born in Wartholz Castle Reichenau an der Rax Lower Austria Austria-Hungary (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1914
Emilio Pucci Italian fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) born in Naples Italy (d. 1992)
20 Nov 1915
Kon Ichikawa Japanese director (Matatabi Money Talks) born in Ise Mie Japan (d. 2008)
20 Nov 1916
Ferdinand Alphons Marie van der Ham Dutch WW II resistance fighter born in Voorburg Zuid-Holland Netherlands (d. 1944)
20 Nov 1916
Robert A. Bruce American cardiologist and pioneer (exercise cardiology) born in Somerville Massachusetts (d. 2004)
20 Nov 1916
John Elwyn British painter born in Adpar Wales (d. 1997)
20 Nov 1917
Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren] Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress born in Batavia Dutch East Indies (d. 2008)
20 Nov 1917
Ram Gopal Indian-English dancer (Blue Peter Purple Plain) born in Bangalore India (d. 2003)
20 Nov 1919
John McCarthy English conductor born in London (d. 2009)
20 Nov 1920
Armin Schibler Swiss composer (Devil in the Winter Palace) born in Kreuzlingen Switzerland (d. 1986)
20 Nov 1918
Dora Ratjen German man who posed as a female high jumper (Olympic 4th 1936) born in Erichshof Bremen Germany (d. 2008)
20 Nov 1919
Halka Grossman Israeli resistance fighter and politician born in Biaystok Second Polish Republic (d. 1996)
20 Nov 1923
Beryl Sprinkel American economist (Council of Economic Advisers) born in Richmond Missouri (d. 2009)
20 Nov 1924
Benoit Mandelbrot Polish-French-American mathematician (proved Zipfs law) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2010)
20 Nov 1925
June Christy American jazz singer (Tampico) born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1990)
20 Nov 1925
Maya Plisetskaya Russian prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet) born in Moscow (d. 2015)
20 Nov 1926
Terry Hall English ventriloquist born in Chadderton Lancashire England (d. 2007)
20 Nov 1926
Andrzej W. Schally Polish-American endocrinologist (Nobel 1997) born in Wilno Poland
20 Nov 1927
Erhard Schnell German automotive designer Father of the Opel GT born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 2020)
20 Nov 1928
Pete Rademacher American boxer (Olympic gold 81kg 1956 first challenger for world heavyweight title in first pro bout lost) born in Tieton Washington (d. 2020)
20 Nov 1929
Kenneth Schermerhorn American conductor (Amer Ballet) born in Schenectady New York (d. 2005)
20 Nov 1929
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe Colombian soccer manager (record 14 x league titles Millonarios [6] Santa Fe [1] Amrica de Cali [7] Columbia) born in Sopetrn Colombia (d. 2020)
20 Nov 1932
John Barnes Chance American composer born in Beaumont Texas (d. 1972)
20 Nov 1934
Valentine J. Peter American priest (Boys Town ) born in Omaha Nebraska
20 Nov 1937
Jack Linkletter American TV host (Haggis Baggis Hootenanny) born in San Francisco California (d. 2007)
20 Nov 1937
Ren Kollo German tenor born in Berlin Germany
20 Nov 1937
Viktoriya Tokareva Russian playwright born in Leningrad Soviet Union
20 Nov 1938
Tony White West Indian cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965) born in Brighton Saint Michael Barbados
20 Nov 1940
Helma Sanders-Brahms German director and writer (Apple Trees Germany Pale Mother) born in Emden Lower Saxony Germany (d. 2014)
20 Nov 1941
Haseena Moin Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright born in Kanpur India
20 Nov 1942
Paulos Faraj Rahho Iraqi Chaldean Catholic bishop born in Mosul Iraq (d. 2008)
20 Nov 1943
Lindsay Thomas American politician (Rep-D-GA 1983-93) born in Patterson Georgia
20 Nov 1943
Veronica Hamel American actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues 79 Park Ave) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
20 Nov 1944
Anthea Stewart Zimbabwean field hockey coach and player (Olympic gold 1980) born in Blantyre Nyasaland
20 Nov 1945
Nanette Workman American-Canadian singer and actress born in Brooklyn New York
20 Nov 1946
Duane Allman American rock guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1971)
20 Nov 1946
J. Blackfoot [Colbert] American soul singer (Soul Children Taxi) born in Greenville Mississippi (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1946
Ray Stiles English musician (Mud The Hollies) born in Guildford England
20 Nov 1946
Greg Cook American football player ( Cincinnati Bengals) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2012)
20 Nov 1948
Jacqueline Hansen American long distance athlete (world womens marathon record 1974 24354 1975 23810 Boston Marathon 1973) born in Binghamton New York
20 Nov 1948
Rance Allen American gospel singer and musician (Rance Allen Group - Miracle Worker) born in Monroe Michigan (d. 2020)
20 Nov 1949
Juha Mieto Finnish 15KM skier (Olympic silver 1980) born in Kurikka Finland
20 Nov 1949
Thelma Drake American politician US Rep Virginia (2005-09) born in Elyria Ohio
20 Nov 1950
Gary Green British guitarist (Gentle Giant) born in London England
20 Nov 1951
David Walters American politician Governor of Oklahoma (1991-95) born in Canute Oklahoma
20 Nov 1952
John Van Boxmeer National Hockey League player born in Petrolia Ontario
20 Nov 1954
Berit Andnor Swedish politician born in Gothenburg Sweden
20 Nov 1954
Steve Rogers Australian rugby league centre (24 Tests NSW Cronulla-Sutherland) born in Gold Coast Australia (d. 2006)
20 Nov 1955
Thea Vidale American actress and comedian (Thea Family Matters) born in Washington D. C.
20 Nov 1956
Bo Derek [Mary Collins] American actress (10 Tarzan the Ape Man) born in Long Beach California
20 Nov 1956
Dan Powers American rock guitarist (Michael Stanley Band)
20 Nov 1956
Mark Gastineau American NFL end (NY Jets Pro Bowl 1981-85) born in Ardmore Oklahoma
20 Nov 1958
Rickson Gracie Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
20 Nov 1959
Sean Young American actress (Dune Blade Runner) born in Louisville Kentucky
20 Nov 1959
James P. McGovern American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1997-) born in Worcester Massachusetts
20 Nov 1960
Marc Labrche Canadian actor and television host born in Montreal Quebec
20 Nov 1961
Tim Harvey British racing driver born in Farnborough England
20 Nov 1961
Larry Karaszewski American screenwriter (Ed Wood) born in Los Angeles California
20 Nov 1961
Dave Watson English footballer born in Liverpool England
20 Nov 1962
Steve Alexander Welsh rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) born in Penrhos Wales
20 Nov 1963
Timothy Gowers British mathematician (1998 Fields Medal) born in Malborough England
20 Nov 1963
Ming-Na Wen Macau-born actress (Mulan Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) born in Coloane Island Macau
20 Nov 1964
John Maclean Canadian NHL right wing (NJ Devils) born in Oshawa Ontario
20 Nov 1964
Ned Vaughn American actor (The Rescuer) born in Huntsville Alabama
20 Nov 1965
Sen Dog Cuban American rapper (Cypress Hill) born in Pinar del Ro Cuba
20 Nov 1966
Jill Thompson American comic book writer and artist (Scary Godmother)
20 Nov 1967
Chris Childs NBA guard (NJ Nets NY Knicks) born in Bakersfield California
20 Nov 1967
Jeff Cotler American actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning) born in Long Beach California
20 Nov 1967
Teoman [Yakupolu] Turkish rock singer born in Alucra
20 Nov 1968
Keith Rucker NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals) born in University Park Illinois
20 Nov 1969
Chris Harris New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder in ODIs) born in Christchurch New Zealand
20 Nov 1969
Silvia Sommaggio Italian 5k runner born in Camposampiero. Italy
20 Nov 1969
Callie Thorne American actress (Necessary Roughness) born in Boston Massachusetts
20 Nov 1970
Sabrina Lloyd American actress (Sliders) born in Fairfax County Virginia
20 Nov 1971
Joey Galloway American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks) born in Bellaire Ohio
20 Nov 1971
Joel McHale American actor and comedian (Community) born in Rome Italy
20 Nov 1972
Trent Pollard American NFL guard (Cin Bengals) born in Seattle Washington
20 Nov 1972
Yanick Dupre Canadian NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1997)
20 Nov 1913
Irina Nijinska Russian-Polish-American ballet dancer and teacher born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1991)
20 Nov 1925
Kaye Ballard American stage and screen actress comedienne and singer (Mothers-in-Law - Kaye) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2019)
20 Nov 1929
Kenneth Schermerhorn American conductor (American Ballet) born in Schenectady New York (d. 2005)
20 Nov 1940
Jim Horn American session and touring saxophonist (Duane Eddy Wrecking Crew George Harrison) born in Los Angeles California
20 Nov 1947
Joe Walsh American guitarist (Lifes Been Good Rocky Mountain Way Eagles - In The City) born in Wichita Kansas
20 Nov 1948
Samuel E. Wright American stage and screen actor (Enos Ball Four The Little Mermaid) born in Camden South Carolina (d. 2021)
20 Nov 1949
William Harry Billy Jones American rock guitarist (The Outlaws) born in Ann Arbor Michigan (d. 1995)
20 Nov 1951
Rodger Bumpass American television & voice actor (Squidward Tenticles) born in Little Rock Arkansas
20 Nov 1956
Dan Powers American rock guitarist (Michael Stanley Band 1983-87) born in Cleveland Ohio
20 Nov 1961
Mark Bradford American artist (2016 Venice Biennale) born in Los Angeles California
20 Nov 1962
Steve Alexander Welsh drummer (Brother Beyond - Get Even) born in Ystradgynlais Penrhos Wales
20 Nov 1965
Yoshiki Hayashi Japanese musician (X Japan) born in Tateyama Chiba Japan
20 Nov 1966
Kevin Gilbert American musician (Giaraffe Tuesday Night Music Club) born in Sacramento California (d. 1996)
20 Nov 1967
Teoman [Yakupolu] Turkish rock singer born in Alucra Turkey
20 Nov 1971
Dion Nash New Zealand cricket fast bowler (32 Tests 93 wickets 81 ODIs 64 wickets) born in Auckland New Zealand
20 Nov 1827
Edmond Dd Creole-American violinist and composer (Quasimodo Symphony Mephisto Masque) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1901)
20 Nov 1850
Arthur Goring Thomas English composer born Ratton Park Sussex England (d. 1892)
20 Nov 1869
Clark Griffith American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB ERA leader 1898 Chicago ColtsOrphans) and manager (Chicago WS NY Highlanders Cincinnati Reds Washington Sens [owner]) born in Clear Creek Missouri (d. 1955)
20 Nov 1881
Arthur Marshall American ragtime piano player and composer (Swipesy Cakewalk with Scott Joplin The Peach) born in Saline County Missouri (d. 1968)
20 Nov 1890
Robert Armstrong American actor (Mighty Joe Young King Kong) born in Saginaw Michigan (d. 1973)
20 Nov 1891
Julian Fuhs German-American jazz pianist and bandleader (Follies Band) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1975)
20 Nov 1914
(Clifton) Skeeter Best American jazz guitarist (Erskine Hawkins Earl Hines Oscar Pettiford Ray Charles Milt Jackson) born in Kinson North Carolina (d. 1985)
20 Nov 1918
Tibor Freo Slovak composer (Fanfares of Peace A Beetle was Born) and conductor (Slovak National Theatre Opera) born in Spisk tiavnik Slovakia (d. 1987)
20 Nov 1920
Pernell Charity American blues guitarist singer and songwriter born in Waverly Virginia (d. 1979)
20 Nov 1924
Benoit Mandelbrot Polish-French-American mathematician (proved Zipfs law discovered the Mandelbrot set) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2010)
20 Nov 1925
June Christy [Shirley Luster] American jazz singer (Tampico Something Cool) born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1990)
20 Nov 1925
Kaye Ballard American stage and screen actress comedienne (Mothers-in-Law - Kaye) and singer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2019)
20 Nov 1928
Pedro Ferrndiz Spanish basketball coach (EuroLeague 1965 67 68 74 Real Madrid Spain 1964-65) born in Alicante Spain (d. 2022)
20 Nov 1930
Johnny Whiteley English rugby league back rower (15 Tests GB 1 England Hull RLFC 417 games) and coach (GB England Hull RLFC Hull KR) born in Kingston upon Hull England (d. 2022)
20 Nov 1934
Jimmy Millar Scottish soccer centre forward (2 caps Rangers 197 games) and manager (Raith Rovers) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 2022)
20 Nov 1934
Valentine J. Peter American priest (Boys Town) born in Omaha Nebraska
20 Nov 1937
Pim van de Meent Dutch soccer manager (PEC Zwolle NEC VBV De Graafschap FC Den Haag) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2022)
20 Nov 1940
Erwin Wilczek Polish soccer midfielder forward (16 caps Grnik Zabrze) born in Wirek Poland (d. 2021)
20 Nov 1943
Veronica Hamel American actress (Hill Street Blues - Joyce Davenport 79 Park Ave) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
20 Nov 1945
Danny McBride American rock musician (Sha Na Na 1975-80) born in Somerville Massachusetts (d. 2009)
20 Nov 1946
Greg Cook American football player (Cincinnati Bengals) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2012)
20 Nov 1946
J. Blackfoot [Colbert] American soul singer (Soul Children Taxi) born in Greenville Mississippi (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1957
Jimmy Brown British rock-reggae drummer (UB40 - Red Red Wine) born in Birmingham England
20 Nov 1962
Gail Ann Dorsey American session and touring bassist singer and songwriter (David Bowie Tears for Fears Dar Williams) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
20 Nov 1962
Steve Alexander Welsh pop drummer (Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try) born in Ystradgynlais Penrhos Wales
20 Nov 1965
Mike D [Diamond] American rap vocalist (Beastie Boys - You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party) born in New York City
20 Nov 1757
Giovanni Battista Gaiani Italian organist and composer born in Bologna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1819)
20 Nov 1850
Arthur Goring Thomas English composer born in Ratton Park Sussex England (d. 1892)
20 Nov 1880
George McBride American baseball shortstop (AL fielding leader 1912-15 Washington Senators) and manager (Washington Senators 1921) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1973)
20 Nov 1882
Andy Coakley American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia As Cincinnati Reds) and coach (Williams College 191113 Columbia University 191518) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1963)
20 Nov 1914
Emilio Pucci Italian fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) born in Naples Kingdom of Italy (d. 1992)
20 Nov 1926
John Gardner English spy and thriller novelist (Boysie Oakes novels James Bond continuation novels) born in Seaton Delaval Northumberland England (d. 2007)
20 Nov 1929
Don January American golfer (PGA Championship 1967 10 x PGA Tour wins 22 x PGA Tour Champions wins) born in Plainview Texas (d. 2023)
20 Nov 1931
Pete D. Anderson American jockey (Belmont Stakes 1958) and trainer born in Southampton Long Island New York (d. 2013)
20 Nov 1932
James Hardy Australian winemaker (Thomas Hardy & Sons Wines) and yachtsman (Australian skipper Americas Cup 1970 74 80 4 x Admirals Cup Ocean Cships) born in Adelaide Australia (d. 2023)
20 Nov 1946
Bob Murdoch Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks Winnipeg Jets) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 2023)
20 Nov 1606
Abraham de Wicquefort Dutch diplomat to the French court and historian born in Amsterdam (d. 1682)
20 Nov 1620
Peregrine White First English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony born on board the Mayflower (d. 1704)
20 Nov 1837
Lewis Waterman American insurance agent and inventor of an improved fountain pen born in Decatur New York (d. 1901) [1]
20 Nov 1838
William Painter American inventor (crown cork bottle cap and opener) born in Triadelphia Maryland (d. 1906)
20 Nov 1848
James Murray Spangler American inventor of portable vacuum cleaner (Hoover) born in Pennsylvania (d. 1915) [1]
20 Nov 1863
Mina Dilis-Beersmans Belgian actress (Black Griet) and wife of John Dilis (d. 1939)
20 Nov 1903
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Pakistani historian and academic born in Patyali near Allahabad United Provinces of British India (d. 1981)
20 Nov 1921
Daniel Dan Frazer American actor (Kojak Take the Money and Run) born in New York City (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1926
(Andrzej) Andrew Schally Polish-American endocrinologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977) and cancer researcher born in Wilno Poland [1]
20 Nov 1927
Estelle Parsons American stage and screen Academy Award-winning actress (Bonnie and Clyde Rachel Rachel Roseanne) born in Lynn Massachusetts
20 Nov 1929
Lou Berberet American MLB baseball catcher (NY Yankees Washington Senators) born in Long Beach California (d. 2004)
20 Nov 1939
Dick Smothers American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show) born on Governors Island NYC New York
20 Nov 1942
Meredith Monk American choreographer composer (Atlas) and performing artist born in New York City
20 Nov 1946
J. Blackfoot [Colbert] American soul singer (The Soul Children - Haersay solo - Taxi) born in Greenville Mississippi (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1948
Kenjiro Shinozuka Japanese rally driver who won the Dakar Rally 1997 born in Tokyo (d. 2024)
20 Nov 1948
Richard Masur American actor (David-One Day at a Time) born in New York City
20 Nov 1949
Ray Vitte American actor (Doc Cody-Quest) born in New York City
20 Nov 1950
Greg Gordon American pop-country vocalist (The Boys Band) born in the USA
20 Nov 1951
Rodger Bumpass American television and voice actor (Squidward Tenticles) born in Little Rock Arkansas
20 Nov 1606
Abraham de Wicquefort Dutch diplomat (for Brandenburg at the French court 1626-58 for the Duchy of Braunschweig-Lneburg at the Hague 1660-75). and historian born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1682)
20 Nov 1757
Giovanni Battista Gaiani Italian organist and composer born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1819)
20 Nov 1759
Nikolaus Zmeskall Hungarian diplomat cellist and composer baptized in Letiny rva County Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1833)
20 Nov 1765
Friedrich Heinrich Himmel German composer born in Treuenbrietzen Brandenburg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1814)
20 Nov 1827
Edmond Dd Creole-American violinist composer (Quasimodo Symphony Mephisto Masque) and conductor born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1901) [1] [2]
20 Nov 1919
John McCarthy British choral director and conductor born in London (d. 2009)
20 Nov 1921
Dan Frazer American actor (Kojak Take the Money and Run) born in New York City (d. 2011)
20 Nov 1926
(Andrzej) Andrew Schally Polish-American endocrinologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977) and cancer researcher born in Wilno Poland (d. 2024) [1]
20 Nov 1926
John Gardner British spy and thriller novelist (Boysie Oakes novels James Bond continuation novels) born in Seaton Delaval Northumberland England (d. 2007)
20 Nov 1928
John Disley Welsh athlete (Olympic bronze 3000m steeplechase 1952 co-founder London Marathon) born in Corris Wales (d. 2016)
20 Nov 1931
Rosita Missoni Italian knitwear designer (Missoni) born in Golasecca Italy (d. 2025)
20 Nov 1934
Valentine J. Peter American priest (Boys Town) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 2020)
20 Nov 1937
Ren Kollo German operatic tenor born in Berlin Germany
20 Nov 1941
Gary Karr American double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2025)
20 Nov 1941
Haseena Moin Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright born in Kanpur India (d. 2021)
20 Nov 1942
Norman Greenbaum American folk-rock singer (Spirit in the Sky) born in Malden Massachusetts
20 Nov 1945
Nanette Workman American-Canadian singer-songwriter (Et Maintenant) and actress born in Brooklyn New York City
20 Nov 1947
Joe Walsh American rock guitarist singer songwriter (Lifes Been Good Rocky Mountain Way Eagles - In The City) and veterans advocate born in Wichita Kansas
20 Nov 1959
Mario Martone Italian film director (Leopardi Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician) born in Naples Italy
20 Nov 1960
Marc Labrche Canadian comedian and actor (Le coeur a ses raisons La Petite Vie) born in Montreal Quebec
20 Nov 1964
Doug Ford Canadian businessman and politician Premier of Ontario (2018-) born in Etobicoke Ontario
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